Friday, May 3, 2013

Walk-In Creativity in Appleton

It’s not
often that I can create a new artistic piece without making plans, buying
supplies and/or taking lessons. So I walked off the street into The Fire on
the spur-of-the-moment for fun and pleasure completely carefree.

Fire
Studio in Appleton, Wisconsin is a storefront studio that features glass
fusing, pottery painting and mosaics, and is open to the public with no
appointments or scheduled classes. Just walk in, pay your money and create.

The
women I was with on a Girlfriends Getaway to the Fox Cities (of which Appleton
is a part) all wanted to make glass pendants. We choose colored glass shards of
all sizes, and with the help of the resident artisan, Jennifer Stephaney, we
began working. First, I planned my design and the desired colors. Then I looked
through the broken glass for the required hues. After picking out what I wanted, I
glued them in place with Elmer’s Glue-All. (See photo.)

Realizing that the
glass would melt and fuse, we could only hope for the best. When we were
satisfied with our creations, we left them there to be fired in a kiln. It
usually takes a week to receive the finished piece.

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I became interested in travel as I studied art history. I wanted to view the wonderful paintings, sculpture and architecture in person. As I did so, I discovered the people and their lifestyles which intrigued me. I've continued to travel and have gone beyond the borders of Western art. Travel, foreign and domestic, has enriched my life and has broadened my perspective.